Disable Death Messages

Hide death messages from the chat

✅ Verified for Java 26.2 · Bedrock 26.32 — checked June 2026

Sets showDeathMessages to false so no 'Player was slain by...' lines appear in chat. Useful on servers wanting a cleaner feed or to hide base locations revealed by death coordinates. Re-enable it with the same command and true.

/gamerule showDeathMessages false

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Java: yes
Bedrock: yes
Command block: yes
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock).
Paste the command and press Enter.
Death messages no longer appear in chat.

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